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The only way to be convinced Roost It, is to do the job required. Jimmy will fight it. Don will get the support required. Agree.

Indeed. Go Dees!

Outpouring of emotional support throughout football community: - http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/comments/...997-661,00.html Certainly pumps the blood through the heart reading these.....realising where he has come from, had to endure, the challenges he has faced yet been a true gentleman throughout. It's taken a guy like this to make the club greater. If he gives the same fight, determination and persistence to rid of the big 'C', that he did on the football field, he will come out at the other end...again.

Indeed. Not sure if you read it in one of my earlier post on the previous page. But Rohan has come along way from full back at Cobden last year. He meets the criteria for pace. He is good on a lead, can play up forward, has good hands - one grab marks above head, can fly - provides pace in the midfield. He's a No.2 candidate IMO. Although Trengove/Morabito are too. Tough one. Footnote: - Not that it's a pre-requisite, he's better looking than Cameron Ling...

As Jimmy Stynes would say, "WHATEVER IT TAKES" - do what ever it takes to be there for support for not only Jim, but the team. That's what he would want. Maybe one of Jimmy's threads could be edited to the "WHATEVER IT TAKES" thread????

No...you've got a virus. If you tell'em it's a Hammy, Calf or Quad they might expect you still to show. Not that I've ever done it.

Good on you! Can we not discuss the National Championships? Of course it's a long way out. Thanks for stating the obvious. Ever occur to you that some posters find the information worthwhile? Sheesh.

After seeing the EJ Whitten game with David Parkin talking, now this with Jimmy, I'm going to go for a check up.

Trengove's pace is nothing like Scully's. Trengove's pace isn't scintillating, hard to gauge. Put it this way, he'd be quicker than Brock. Someone else might think otherwise? I don't know where Talia will fall. I'm guessing first round. Here is a guy worth looking at further for the recruitment department: - Gary Rohan.

No. He has been all about himself. It's only a matter of time b4 he takes another trip to the abyss. He jumped well off Sylvia's bandwagon for a period of time. He can join the queue at the back of the Sylvia bandwagon. As long as he buckles up. Cos I'm the one driving. Correct.

Hey Roost It, I found it!! Back in December 2008. Here is what transpired....I thought I had 31,484 but I predicted 31,565 - oh well 57 off final tally then!! (Final Tally 31,508). Going by all this, I'm the one who is buying 2 x Demonland heartland Memberships for 2010 anyway - i must have been real confident!!! All for the good of the club anyway. You owe 1 for not getting over 35,000.

I think you're right mate! And what was that bet again.....I will have to check. Should create a thread for bets...so we don't lose them. It will be somewhere. I think mine went something like 31,484 +/- 150. But I will check it out first.

Phew! Fingers crossed this is 'on the money'.

$4,907. Awesome effort guys & gals! Well done Luke. Proud of you mate.

31,508. Great effort. Surpassed my 31,484 prediction with a big late jump of 84 new members in just a few days (after 3 bad losses)..... I didn't see that coming. Happy that it was surpassed. Well done BB.....you won closest to pin! I tend to agree. Jimmy's presence alone is worth a lot to the club. I sincerely hope he beats whatever illness it may be and comes back. The greater club will have to acknowledge and advance without him as President. Agree with the scope for improvement re: the MCC melbourne supporters. I also think Jimmy's presence would be instrumental in improving this number somewhat with another year or two. I'm sure this is one of the objectives of the club in conjunction with the MCC's assistance, through the improved relationship.

dandeeman is right. Team meetings and players being constructive during meetings and communicating with each other is much, much better than putting the tail between the legs and going about footy week to week status quo. The senior players if anything would like the feedback and would be encouraging them to speak up and be heard amongst the playing group.

If you listen more to A.Maher. Laidley is interviewing with Port Adelaide, Hawthorn, Collingwood, Melbourne & St.Kilda. Someone go tell A.Maher that Carlton is 'still coming' please! I'm sure he would love to hear it.

They were only on each other for the first five or so minutes. When Scully went off and then returned they were on different opponents. They would go together quite well.

Yeah, I know he is a little small however he makes up for it in close, the Captain of Country went to him in the second half. He gets dangerous going forward of the centre, breaks lines, skilful (handballing was very good). Thinking about it a little more - with some sides using there first picks for KP's in the first round, he might slip to second round. Depending who was available for our second round pick (18?), if he was available he would have to come under consideration, depending of course if we went two mids with the first two picks or not.

Definitely agree with Christensen, looked like an overweight TJ at 17yo. Only took the field for what seemed short bursts before another breather on the sidelines. They're hard to split after Scully, I can't separate Trengove, Morabito & Rohan :- My TOP 5 at present: - Scully Trengove Morabito Rohan Cunnington Others close: - Tapscott Butcher Lucas Tahlia Carlisle Coyler* Ah Chee *A smoky for mine is T.Coyler (WA). Not sure if he is eligible for GC17, I'd rather hope he is eligible for the Draft.

I can't believe it. Someone seemingly so fit and durable. Get well soon Jimmy.

National Championships, Etihad Stadium, 1st July, 2009. If I could determine who will go between picks 1 & 10 in the NAB AFL Draft in November, then I may as well have shared in last night’s $106 million 1st Division Prize Pool in Oz Lotto by picking the winning numbers. Furthermore spending one afternoon during the week at Etihad Stadium (Collo’s Coloseum), to see 2 games of footy, simply won’t help determine the first 10 picks either. But I will endeavour to provide all with some insight into some of the players that have been touted as high first round picks through forums and/or various media and what they may offer. I had missed attending the morning’s matches NSW/ACT v Tasmania and Queensland v Northern Territory due to my work commitments. However, I did catch the last half of Qld v NT at lunch not far from Etihad and a couple of Queenslanders and a couple from NT did catch my eye. The weather was terrible to say the least as I parked the car and walked, but it wasn’t going to stop me seeing what I had came to see. I found myself humming the last song I had heard in the car. It was from the sound track Remember the Titans, called “Ain’t no Mountain High enough”. I thought of Melbournefc, my club. I thought of the playing list. I thought back to the last three weeks against Collingwood, Essendon & Brisbane. I thought about our current new recruits, our midfield, our forward line. I thought about who may go at year’s end. As I entered the stadium, still humming the song, the siren rang and it signalled for me what these next new recruits will mean to the club and how they will replenish and more importantly improve the quality of our playing list, by being more competitive, more skilful, more efficient. As I found my seat the game was underway Vic Country v WA. Names were rolling through my head – Morabito, Lucas, Cunnington, Butcher, Rohan, Stevens, Darling, Christensen. Others would follow in the next game – Scully, Trengove, Panos, Tapscott and more. Here is some insight into some of the players that caught my eye on a typical Melbourne day: - Queensland: - 15 – Matthew Fowler – Good composure, strong on lead, good overhead mark. KPF. Goal Kicker. Most Qld’s will be considered for GC17. Northern Territory: - 15 - Troy Taylor – KPF who oozes composure. 18 - Steven May - Tall utility player who is most likely GC17 bound. 20 - Roland Ah Chee – Quick midfielder who finds plenty of the ball, skilful in execution. Vic Country:- 3 - Allen Christensen - Small in and under mid/fwd with good speed and skills. Was off the ground a fair bit getting catching his breath. Lively type. 13 - Ryan Bastinac – Midfielder, lightly built, agile but not overly quick. Kicks ok. 20 - Ben Cunnington - Solid midfielder. An appetite for the contest, classy around goals, highly rated. Very strong at the ball, very good weighted kicks. 29 - Dustin Martin – looked very good, plenty of ball, loves a contest, covers ground well. 23 - Gary Rohan – Pace to burn. Midfield/Half Forward. This time last year was playing full back for Cobden. Early on in the game he resembled a ‘red flash’ of lightning, if he can improve his kicking a little to position I50 whilst on the run, he could be anything. Late improver and one I am certainly keeping an eye on. The red hair is no concern for me. 26 - John Butcher - Apparently was coming to us recently as either No.1 or No.2. Unsettled by Chris Luff (WA); Has been spoken about since last years Championships. KPF. Will be picked early on in draft. Wondering though if he maybe a slight slider. Ie.4-10 pick? Western Australia: - 1 - Travis Coyler - Very Pacey, small midfielder – half forward, breaks the lines no worries, good hands, kicks ok but he missed a couple shots from 50m whilst burning his opponents off. One to watch. 4 - Brandon Matera - Looking likely for GC17; knows where the goals are. 10 - Kane Lucas – Midifelder, strong hands, poise & class. Not overly quick but covers the ground. Missed hitting targets, but on one or more occassion he could have been forgiven if meaning to put the ball in front of the running teammate. 24 - Anthony Morabito – Powerful & agile. Has a thirst for the contest. Dangerous, creative and one to watch at the stoppages. Should go very early in draft. Vic Metro: - 5 – Daniel Tahlia – Good overhead mark (good contested marks); reads play well, one to watch. 6 - Andrew Gaff – Small mid. Uses the ball superbly, classy kick has nous, hard at it. Loves footy, relishes the contest. 14 - Jack Fitzpatrick – Started at FF; Rucked; played at CHB. Looks awkward but finds the ball; useful. Just not my cup of tea. 30 - Jake Carlisle - KPP prospect. tall forward. Physical and good finisher. 3 goals! 32 - Tom Scully – Wow. Looks professional; Elite runner; Top midfielder. Pace like you wouldn’t believe. 34 - Josh Toy - GC17. (Damn!) South Australia: - 16 Luke Tapscott – Built to play AFL now. Solid unit. Good strong kick. KPF. 20 Jack Trengrove – Started on Scully. Mouth watering. Soon became obvious Scully was just way too quick. Caused Scully to go to bench to have seen his nose bleed. A couple of good kicks to Inside 50 early, but reasonably quiet I thought. He’s earlier games must be taken into consideration. 33 Matthew Panos – Didn’t see much of him, presented on occasions. Little bit of ball, prefer to see more. 39 Jack Hannath – Imposing figure, good leaping ruckman. Good overhead mark. An option for our second round pick perhaps. Obviously all comments are what I’ve seen in today’s games alone at the ground. These are comments only and no players are ranked by me. However, I like Scully and Trengove for midfielders with pace, skill & execution for our Dees if we obtain first 2 picks (one being the priority), and I’m liking Gary Rohan. I would of loved to have got one of the 200 records they had available. But they’d all gone by 1:30pm on arrival. Just need someone to update me of the player’s name who wore #1 for WA. Please. Cheers HT

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